noun
1 group of criminals
ADJECTIVE
▪ street
▪
a street ~ known as the Hooligans
▪ local
▪ armed , masked
▪
The robbery was carried out by an armed ~.
▪ criminal , organized , organized-crime
▪ drug
▪ mafia , paramilitary
▪ terror ( esp. BrE )
▪ teenage , youth
▪ biker , motorcycle
▪ rival
▪
Fights had ensued between rival ~s of football fans.
▪ notorious
▪ vicious , violent
VERB + GANG
▪ belong to , join
▪
A lot of the boys belong to ~s.
▪
He forced me to join his ~.
GANG + NOUN
▪ attack , fight , violence , war , warfare
▪
Her cousin was killed in a ~ fight when he was only 16.
▪ crime
▪ member
▪ leader
▪ activity
▪ life
▪
a tale of LA ~ life
▪ culture , mentality
▪ rape
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
We were in the same ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of thugs
PHRASES
▪ a member of a ~
2 group of friends
ADJECTIVE
▪ usual
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
I go out with a ~ of friends most Saturdays.
PHRASES
▪ one of the ~
▪
Her friends made me feel welcome and treated me as one of the ~.